John Burroughs Sitting at the Fireplace at Woodchuck Lodge, 1918
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John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist who wrote about accessible and familiar landscapes. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat and its natural surroundings became the subject of his creative works.
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist who wrote about accessible and familiar landscapes. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat and its natural surroundings became the subject of his creative works.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
28 September 1918
Subject Date
28 September 1918
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1764.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on back: Photograph by Clyde Fisher Handwritten in pencil on back: John Burroughs at Woodchuck Lodge, Roxbury in / the Catskills / Credit Clyde Fisher / 49567
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